Kathleen M. Murray

Kathleen M. Murray is an American academic administrator and piano professor. She was the 14th president of Whitman College for seven years, acting president of Macalester College for three months, and acting/interim president of Hamline University for one year. She previously served as the provost and dean of faculty at Macalester.

Life Murray completed a Bachelor of Music at the Illinois Wesleyan University. She earned a Master of Music from Bowling Green State University.

Murray was a piano professor for almost twenty years at Lawrence University. She joined Birmingham–Southern College as its provost. In 2015, she became the 14th president of Whitman College. She was the first woman to serve in the role. She retired in 2022. On November 1, 2023, Murray was named as the 21st president of Hamline University, succeeding Fayneese Miller. Murray is set to begin as the acting president when Miller goes on sabbatical on January 1 and retires on June 30, 2024.